Uncrowned Queens, Volume 1: African American Women Community Builders of Western New York
by Barbara A. Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram
Publication Date: Jan 01, 2002
List Price: $11.95
Format: Paperback, 190 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780972297707
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Parent Company: State University of New York
Paperback Description:
For generations, African American women have served as community builders and leaders across the United States. This unique volume showcases the lives of one hundred of these community leaders in the northeastern United States. Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara A. Seals Nevergold tell movingly of the lives, accomplishments, and challenges of women whose energy, determination, and legacy continue to make a difference. Accessible and informative, this book is indispensable for those wishing to better understand the contribution of African American women to modern America. Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara A. Seals Nevergold are cofounders of the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women, Inc. at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
For generations, African American women have served as community builders and leaders across the United States. This unique volume showcases the lives of one hundred of these community leaders in the northeastern United States. Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara A. Seals Nevergold tell movingly of the lives, accomplishments, and challenges of women whose energy, determination, and legacy continue to make a difference. Accessible and informative, this book is indispensable for those wishing to better understand the contribution of African American women to modern America. Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara A. Seals Nevergold are cofounders of the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women, Inc. at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
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